Bye-Bye Lou--You Bit Off More Than You Can Chew!
"Open Your Eyes, or You Will Be--The Master Of Insanity!" --Black Sabbath, from "Master Of Insanity" on DEHUMANIZER, (R.J. Dio on Vocals) It used to be that when you mentioned CNN and Lou Dobbs, you thought about business/financial news. Now, …
Happy B-Day, USMC!
"To Err Is Human, To Forgive, Divine... Neither of which is USMC Policy!" --On a pillar in Recieving Barracks, USMC Recruit Training Depot, Parris Island, SC. Quote found in the book "The Marine Machine." Today marks the birthday of the …
Is It A Closure--Or Merely An End?
"For at five o'clock, they take me to the gallows pole. The sands of life, for me, are running low!" --Iron Maiden, from "Hallowed Be Thy Name." Tonight, at 21:00 hours (EST), there will be an execution in Virginia, at …
Thanksgiving...The Reason vs The Fiction.
"Thanksgiving...is where you get the turkey and I get the feathers." --from a Pat Oliphant cartoon (1977) In a few weeks, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving, or as my grandmother Franny calls it (yes, she'll be celebrating birthday number 95 …
Where Are You Gonna Go With No Home?
"And so it goes on, and on, and on... It's Heaven And Hell...oh, well!" --Black Sabbath (RJ Dio Version) from the title track of HEAVEN AND HELL In one of my essays, I referred to a place in Outskirts Vista …
From My Past--To My Future...
"Time...is always on my side!" --Iron Maiden, from the title track of SOMEWHERE IN TIME. Last Thursday, I was shopping at Big Lots' Vista Store for staple items (mostly pasta, sauces, spices, breakfast items, tea, and tinned fish). It was …
Stepping Out After Midnight...In Vista Ranch
"Darkness falls upon the land. "The midnight hour is close at hand!" --From the spoken-word portion of "Thriller," done by Vincent Price. When you live like I do (alone), you sometimes develop a case of "cabin fever." It can strike …